Apple nepustí Fortnite na svoj iOS, pokým neskončia súdy

Síce ešte minulý týždeň Apple hovorilo, že Fortnite vráti na svoj systém, keď bude Epic hrať podľa pravidiel, ale keď prišlo na vec, vymysleli nové podmienky. Najnovšie totiž Epicu odpísali, že Fortnite vrátia na iOS, až keď sa skončia všetky súdy.

Na čo Sweeney rovno hovorí, že Apple klamalo a dodáva, že súdy sa môžu ťahať 5 rokov. Hovorí, že je to ukážka zneužívania monopolu.

Just last week, Epic agreed with Apple that we would play by the same rules as everyone else. pic.twitter.com/WOxsbnAFXE

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021

Late last night, Apple informed Epic that Fortnite will be blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem until the exhaustion of all court appeals, which could be as long as a 5-year process. pic.twitter.com/QCD7wogJef

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021

This is another extraordinary anticompetitive move by Apple, demonstrating their power to reshape markets and choose winners and losers.

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021

It’s also a loss for fair competition and consumer choice. The loss of Fortnite as an iOS metaverse competitor alongside Roblox and PUBG Mobile has significant implications for the evolution of the new medium of our era.

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021

Why did Apple break its promise to allow Fortnite back under its rules? Apple cites three reasons: 1) they won, 2) Epic "statements since the court’s decision", and 3) the way we launched direct payments in 2020.

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021

Apple always claimed they expected to win, and Apple has known about Epic’s payment system since 2020. The only change since September 10, when Apple last offered to welcome Fortnite back, is that Epic appealed the decision and made "statements".

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021

Fortnite should not be blacklisted for challenging an agreement containing terms the court found to be unlawful which Apple forces on all developers as terms of access to iOS. We’ll fight on. The need for regulatory and legislative action is clearer than ever before. pic.twitter.com/3oEhppg2AS

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021

Decorating your castle walls with the skulls of your enemies went out of fashion in the 1500's, but Apple's bringing it back in vogue!https://t.co/QF1wExYJ48 pic.twitter.com/JSREVAhrcB

- Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 23, 2021